This tiny Appalachian town discovered it pays to be on Colbert

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, Vicco Mayor Johnny Cummings talks about the notoriety his Appalachian town has received since it passed an ordinance early this year prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in Vicco, KY. Out-of-towners occasionally venture well off the interstate highway to make the trek to the fading coal town of about 330 residents where an aging row of buildings lines one side of the block-long downtown. Railroad tracks run along the other side, though trains rarely go by anymore. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

A small town that gained national attention for its anti-discrimination ordinance gets some much-needed financial support from Colbert fans.

This tiny Appalachian town discovered it pays to be pro-equality

Mayor Johnny Cummings, left, and Police Chief Tony Vaughn sit in front of the city hall in the Appalachian town of Vicco, KY, on Sept. 16. (Bruce Schreiner/AP)Eight months after the tiny Appalachian town of Vicco, Ky., took a stand against gay-based discrimination, it's basking in a flurry of attention and even an infusion of much-needed cash. All that hoopla has its openly gay mayor dreaming of reviving a place that had long seemed past its prime.Out-of-towners occasionally venture well ...